Mr. Miles's Translation Of Giuseppe Portigliotti's The...
Unwin, 12s; t3d.) is not a book we can advise for general reading,, although it is undeniably important. There_ is . a chapter on the poison of the Borgias and another—too......
From A Black Slave Baby, The Chattel Of A French
planter, Henry Christophe rose to defy the eagles of Napoleon, to defeat his emissary LeClerc, and finally to rule Haiti as crowned king from his palace of Sans 5°1.10. History......
Those Who Care For Somewhat Scrappy Historical And Social...
may perhaps like to glance at Mr. Ralph Nevill's Romantic London (Cassell; illustrated, 12s. Bd.). It contains some reminiscences of the author's own (he can remember......
It Is Not Surprising That The Publishers Announce Mr....
Byrd (Kegan Paul, 7s. 6d.) as "the first considerable mono- graph to appear on Byrd" when we realize that very few biographical facts can be accepted with confidence in con-......
Some Books Of The Week
The Spiritual Guide, by Michael de Molinos (Hodder and Stoughton, 68.), is a charming edition of the classic of Quietism, reprinted from the edition of 1688, with a preface and......
If The Reader Can Steel Himself Against Quantities Of...
and profuse - verbiage (like "the local atmosphere whirled and roared under the cyclonic influence of the fire-fiend ") he will find in Adventures in the Big Bush In the Haunts......
The Osaka Mainichi Publishing Co. (203, Temple "chambers,...
send us an imposing publication, Japan To-day and To-morrow, which sends our thoughts roving far afield. There is an interesting article on the enthronement of the Emperor,......
The First Complete Manual Of Aerial Photography Has Just...
published by Messrs. Winchester and Wills (Chapman and Hall, 25s.). It is a beautifully illustrated book and of interest to the amateur as well as to the professional. There are......
The Competition
Tiza Editor offers a prize of five guineas for the best suggestions, in five hundred words, or less, on How to Keep Young. The closing date for this competition will be Friday,......
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